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It was a five-seater tandem, just one of many bizarre props available for use in the Natural Theatre store.

We were pootling along, dressed I think as bowler hatted commuters, gaily waving to astonished onlookers, when I felt a slight but increasing pressure on my right shoulder.

A possible new tram network for Bath (Image: Bath Trams UK)

Looking round, not only did I suddenly become aware of my fellow riders shouts and the clanging of bells, but I also realised that what was pushing me ever more firmly leftwards was the side of a very large moving tram.

Steering our oversize tandem needed the shoulders of an ox at the best of times so how we weren’t crushed under ten tons of steel I’ll never know.